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Plesiosminthus barsboldi

Mammalia - Rodentia - Zapodidae

Taxonomy
Plesiosminthus barsboldi was named by Daxner-Höck and Wu (2003). Its type specimen is NHMW2001z 0066/0002/1, a maxilla, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Unkheltseg, UNCH-A/3, which is in a Miocene terrestrial siltstone/claystone in the Loh Formation of Mongolia.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. tangingoli

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2003Plesiosminthus barsboldi Daxner-Höck and Wu

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Eugnathostomata
—Teleostomi(Bonaparte 1836)
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
—GliriformesWyss and Meng 1996
—Glires()
—Simplicidentata()
orderRodentiaBowdich 1821
infraorderMyodontaSchaub 1958
superfamilyDipodoideaFischer 1817
familyZapodidaeCoues 1875
subfamilySicistinaeAllen 1901
genusPlesiosminthusViret 1926
speciesbarsboldi

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

†Plesiosminthus barsboldi Daxner-Höck and Wu 2003
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilep
Life habit: ground dwellingo
Diet: herbivoreo
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-26 14:04:46
Modified: 2005-08-26 16:04:46
Source: o = order, subc = subclass, subp = subphylum, p = phylum
References: Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002, Kiessling 2004, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1999

Age range: Early/Lower Miocene or 23.04000 to 15.98000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Mongolia Plesiosminthus barsboldi (type locality: 180965 180966 180967 180976 182136)